Nghe An: Early harvest of spring peanuts is in high demand right in the field
(Baonghean.vn) - It is more than half a month until the main peanut harvest season, but in many localities, farmers have already pulled up peanuts early to sell to traders. Because there are few early-season peanuts and strong demand, prices are quite high, ranging from 20,000 - 22,000 VND/kg.
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| Farmers in Dien Thanh (Dien Chau) harvest early spring peanuts. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
This spring crop, Ms. Cao Thi Van's family in hamlet 2, Dien Thanh commune (Dien Chau) grew 6 sao of peanuts, of which 2 sao wereearly harvestAccording to Ms. Van's experience, early spring peanuts are more difficult to grow and care for, and their productivity is not as high as that of main-season peanuts. However, when harvested early, they can be sold at a higher price and are easier to consume.
Ms. Cao Thi Van said: “It should be 20 days before the main spring peanut harvest. My family has more than 2 sao of land planted early and harvested early. Currently, my family has finished harvesting 2 sao of peanuts, selling fresh peanuts right in the field to traders at 18,000 VND/kg, earning nearly 11 million VND. During the main season, the price of peanuts will drop to 11,000 - 12,000 VND/kg.”
The whole Dien Thanh commune has 145 hectares.spring peanuts,In which, a part of the area was planted earlier and harvested early to sell fresh peanuts to traders at the beginning of the season at a high price.
“At the beginning of the season, peanut prices are always higher, mainly because traders buy them to supply to restaurants. Grasping the market demand, many families have boldly planted early, especially those with large areas, who will arrange to plant them in batches so as not to harvest them all at the same time. This way, peanuts can be harvested over 1-1.5 months, and they can also be supplied to the market when peanuts in other places have not yet entered the harvest season. Therefore, the economic value is higher,” said Ms. Thai Thi Lam, Chairwoman of the Farmers’ Association of Dien Thanh Commune.
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| This year, early spring peanuts yielded less than the main crop due to unfavorable weather conditions during the flowering stage. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
Currently, in Dien Chau, many localities have also started harvesting early spring peanuts such as Dien Thinh, Dien Trung... Most of the harvested peanuts are sold fresh tubers to traders right in the fields.
As a locality with a tradition of growing peanuts on alluvial land, in recent years, people of the communeThuong Tan Loc (Nam Dan)has multiplied the high-yield peanut variety TK20 of the Vietnam Agricultural Institute by using the plastic covering method to bring high productivity. This spring crop, the whole Thuong Tan Loc commune planted 174 hectares of spring peanuts, including nearly 150 hectares of early spring peanuts, sown since December last year and harvested in mid-April this year.
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| Currently, the price of fresh peanuts sold in the field ranges from 17,000 to 20,000 VND. The price is higher in areas harvested earlier. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
Mr. Nguyen Van Long, an agricultural officer of Thuong Tan Loc commune, said: “The locality has high alluvial land, so we arranged to plant spring peanuts early and harvest them early to make room for watermelon planting for the next crop. Currently, people have finished harvesting 80% of the area. The yield of early spring peanuts is from 2.5 to 3 quintals/sao, which may be less productive than the main crop peanuts, but the price is good, it is easier to sell, so the economic efficiency is higher.”
With many years of experience growing early spring peanuts, Mr. Nguyen Van Dau (Phu Loc hamlet, Thuong Tan Loc commune) said: “I plant 8 sao of alluvial land, so I can harvest from the beginning of the season to the end of the season. At the beginning of the season, I sell fresh peanuts to traders, passersby and retailers of boiled peanuts. During the main harvest season, I harvest, dry, clean and import dried peanuts; and then I sell peanut seeds. The price of fresh peanuts at the beginning of the season is always higher than when people harvest en masse.”
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| Currently, in many localities, peanuts are still young and will not be harvested for another month. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
In the spring crop of 2022, the whole province planted more than 10,000 hectares of peanuts, mainly concentrated in the localities: Hung Nguyen, Nam Dan, Thanh Chuong, Do Luong, Nghi Loc, Dien Chau... Due to the prolonged cold and rainy weather at the beginning of the crop, it has significantly affected the crop schedule as well as peanut productivity. Currently, in many places in the province, people have harvested spring peanuts early. Although the yield has decreased, the price of peanuts at the beginning of the crop is high, so people are very excited./.